Carl Ewald

Carl Ewald
Ewald c. 1902
Ewald c. 1902
Born(1856-10-15)15 October 1856
Bredelykke by Gram, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark
Died23 February 1908(1908-02-23) (aged 51)
Charlottenlund, Denmark
Resting placeGentofte, Denmark
Years active1882–1908
Ewald, photographed by Frederik Riise.

Carl Ewald ([ˈe̝ːˌvælˀ], 15 October 1856 – 23 February 1908) was a Danish novelist and satirist known for his fairy tales.[1]

Biography

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Carl Ewald was born on 15 October 1856 in Bredelykke by Gram in the Duchy of Schleswig, then a part of Denmark.[2] He was named after his grandfather of the same name [da; sv] and he had twelve siblings. His father, H. F. Ewald [da; sv] was an author. He was educated at the University of Copenhagen, where his family had moved to after the Duchy of Schleswig fell to the German Confederation in 1864.[1] From 1880 to 1883 he was a school director in Copenhagen.[3] His first literary work was published in 1882. After spending a few years as a forester, he turned to literature in 1887, issuing school texts and translations.[1]

In 1893 he had a son, Jesper Ewald, with Betty Ponsaing. In 1894, due to an extramarital relationship he had with Agnes Henningsen, Ewald's second son Poul was born. The relationship ended in a divorce.[4]

Ewald died in Charlottenlund (near Copenhagen) on 23 February 1908.[5][2] He was buried in Gentofte.[2]

Works

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  • Singleton's Udenlandsrejse (1894)
  • Glaede over Danmark (1898)
  • Sulasmiths Have (1898)
  • Der Kinderkreuzzug (The Children's Crusade, 1896)
  • Mein Kleiner Junge (My little boy, 1899)
  • Crumlin (1900)

Several of his works have been translated into English.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Ewald, Carl". Encyclopedia Americana.
  2. ^ a b c Rimestad, Chr. (1979–84). "Carl Ewald". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish) (3rd ed.). Gyldendal. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  3. ^ "Karl (Carl) Ewald". Nordic Family Book (in Swedish). 1907. pp. 1109–1110 – via Project Runeberg.
  4. ^ Zibrandtsen, Marianne (2003-05-15). "Agnes Henningsen". The Danish Center for Research on Women and Gender (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2004-09-09. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  5. ^ Literature by and about Carl Ewald in the German National Library catalogue
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